Notes

Nicholas Girlington was the son of Nicholas Girlington and Elizabeth Hansard. He became legal heir to the family holdings at Hackforth following the death of his brother Christopher sometime before 1550. Nicholas, IV was identified as Lord of Hackforth and was living in 1585. Nicholas died intestate in the 38th year of Elizabeth I (1597).

Hornby Parish records show his date of burial as 28 May 1597 and his estate Inventroy appraisal proved on 18 Nov 1599

1568 - Mentioned in his brother-in-law's will (Sampson Wyvill)

The Gyrlyngtons of Hackforth recorded their pedigree in 1584

Nicholas purchased lands from his borther-in-law, Geroge Pudsey, in 1585. George was the second husband of Faith Gyrlyngton. George died about 1590 and Faith in 1617.

In 1590 it was noted that Nicholas Girlington, the last but one of the Hackforth pedigree, was living at Sandhall, in the parish of Howden. This estate is in the township of Skelton and lies near, and is almost enclosed by, the banks of the Ouse river; and is opposite the port of Goole. In Johnstons MSS, relating to the county of York, it is stated that the widow of Sir John Girlington (fourth son and successor of Nicholas) sold Sandhall to Mr Walter Blakiston of York.
Source: Collectanea Topographica Et Genealogica vol VII, page 401

Howden parish records show Nicholas was buried on 28 May 1597. The parish records only record the burial date, not the location of burial. He had died intestate (without a will) so there is no written record as to where he had requested to be buried.

Hackforth, in the parish of Hornby, wapentake of Hang East, and liberties of St. Peter's and Richmondshire; 1¼ miles ESE. of Hornby, 4 miles NNW. of Bedale. (North Rding)

Sand Hall, (the seat of William Sholfield, Esq.) in the township of Skelton, and parish of Howden; 3 miles SSE. of Howden, 13 from Selby. (East Riding)

Skelton, in the parish of Howden, wapentake and liberty of Howdenshire; 2 miles SE. of Howden. This village lies close to the river Ouse, and near the Howden Dyke Ferry, where passengers are landed from the steam packets from Selby to Hull about noon. (East Riding)

A considerable amount is known about John Hoton Esq., and is excellently described by W. E. Hampton in John Hoton of Hunwick and Tudhoe, County Durham, The Ricardian, VII (1985), pp. 2-17.

John lived during the Wars of the Roses, which were fought between the Plantagenet houses of York and Lancaster, and was firmly aligned with the Yorkists. In 1480, there was a large Scots raid, and King Edward IV appointed his brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester, as Lieutenant-General of the North to combat the threat. The Duke issued Commissions of Array for the northern counties, and John Hoton was one of the Commissioners for Durham. John Hoton was to serve under Gloucester for the rest of his life.

When Edward IV died in 1483, Gloucester was appointed protector of the 13-year-old Edward V, but chose instead to declare himself King, as Richard III, and imprison Edward and his younger brother in the Tower. These were the ... Princes in the Tower ..., supposedly murdered by Richard. Gloucester surrounded himself with northerners: when he set out towards London after Edward's death in 1483, it was with ... a competent number of gentlemen of the North, all clad in black .... John Hoton was among them, and was with Gloucester throughout the brief but turbulent period of his Protectorate. John Hoton also played a prominent part in suppressing the rebellions in the south that followed Richard's coronation. By December 1483, Hoton had been appointed Esquire for the Body to Richard III, and was granted several manors in Hampshire previously held by Sir William Berkeley, who had been one of the rebels. Although Hoton retained his lands in the North, much of his subsequent work was in the south: for example, he was Commissioner of Array for Hampshire in 1484 and 1485 (as was Richard Hansard of Walworth). Hoton was also constable of Christchurch Castle, near Poole.

John Hoton probably died at the Battle of Bosworth Field, near Leicester, in August 1485, where Richard III was defeated by Henry Tudor, who then became King Henry VII. Richard himself died in the battle. John Hoton was buried in the chapel of Trinity College, Oxford (formerly Durham College). Unfortunately, his brass is no longer there.

Dr. Jeremiah Pickett Hale and his wife, Nancy Jane Wade Hale, are buried in the Pikeville Community Cemetery, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, TN Jeremiah Pickett Hale was son of Francis Hale, and grandson of Thomas Hale and his first wife, Rachel Sheridan. His grandfather married, second, Nancy Wood. Two of the children of that marriage, Peter W. Hale (m. Sarah Manning) and Elizabeth Hale, (m. Samuel Manning), migrated to White County (Sparta) TN in 1837. These two were half-brother and sister to Jeremiah Pickett Hale's father, Francis Hale, but they were near the same age as Jeremiah Pickett Hale. In late 1840's, Jeremiah Pickett Hale and his family migrated to TN, first to Cannon Co.; then to Van Buren Co., then settled in Bledsoe Co. All these counties are adjacent to White County, where his half uncle and aunt and their families lived at the time.(They later- 1851-migrated to Illinois.)

FAMILY TALE ABOUT THE MIGRATION OF THE JEREMIAH PICKETT HALE FAMILY (As told by his g-granddaughter, Eliza Jane Ewell Anderson)

Jerry Hale walked from Virginia with his family when Aunt Ruth White was small. Her carried her across the natural bridge. They came to Pikeville [Tenn.]. Creed and Sparrel got mad and left Pikeville and settled at Pea Ridge. [NOTE: Actually Jeremiah Pickett Hale brought his family to Cannon Co.--they were there on 1850 census. Before the 1860 census, all the family, except Creed and Sparrel, were in Van Buren Co., Creed and Sparrel had married and remained in Cannon Co., By the 1870 census, Jeremiah and his family were in Bledsoe Co., living in Pikeville, where they lived until both he and his wife died. They are buried in the Pikeville cemetery. It is, of course, possible that Creed and Sparrel initially moved from Cannon Co., with the rest of the family, and did actually "get mad" and return to Cannon Co. However, the more likely story is that their wives wanted to remain in Cannon Co., so, of course, they did.

[Hale.FTW] Cora Hale Byford, a granddaughter of Creed Wade Hale and Nancy Jane Ashford, stated in 1961 that Creed Wade Hale's wife, Nancy Jane Ashford, and James Monroe Anderson's wife, Ann Elizabeth Ashford, were sisters, and that their father's name was George Ashford, but she didn't know what their mother's name was..

Nicholas GILLENTINE was born about 1676 in England, and had immigrated to Virginia by about 1710, when he married Eleanor Echols. Francis Gill[1] writes,

"I am very confident of the information back from us [he brings some lines of descendancy lines down to the present {about 2000}, but our line enters the family with Richard and Sarah (Hillsman) Borum] to Nicholas Gillentine, because I have done the research myself.

"Nicholas Gillentine" seems to be the immigrant for the family. There are no others of the surname, or likeness of that surname, in Virginia earlier. His birth year does fit the second marriage of John Girlington [the man thought to be his father]…. As with other cases in genealogy, a ‘leap of faith’ is required."

Two things make it certain that Nicholas Gillentine was the immigrant: Francis found no others of that surname or likeness of that surname, in Virginia, earlier than or contemporaneous with Nicholas; and Echols[2] signed a family genealogy[3] on 14 June 1850, in which he writes in his own quaint style,

"Old English John Echols--had 3 Daughters which I would have inserted had Known enough about them to give any satisfactory account of them---I only Know they married Outlandish men-one an Englishman named Nicholas Gilington---of their family I know nothing..."

By "outlandish", Milner certainly means that they were immigrants, although the term in today’s usage does not suggest that definition. Wading through Milner’s history is difficult and he gives no dates, but his outline of the family has been found to be surprisingly accurate by those who have followed his clues and used census records and state and county documents to prove his statements.
Nicholas and his wife were the parents of one son and four daughters. If there were other children, they have not been identified.
I have seen conjecture that after his wife Eleanor died, he married an Elizabeth Ricketts. I do not know whether this is correct.
A transcription of his will follows:

"In the Name of God, Amen. I, Nicholas Gillington of Halifax Co., being weak in body but in sound and perfect sense and memory, thanks be to God for same, Calling to mind that men must die and after that must come to judgement, do consider that what of our affairs are not settled in this life cannot be settled hereafter, do make and ordain this, my last will and testament, acknowledging this to be my last will and testament, disannulling all other wills whatsoever, and to proceed, I shall give my estate as followeth, to-wit:

I give to my daughter Catherine Brown one feather bed, to her and her heirs;

to Elizabeth Collins I give one feather bed, to her and her heirs;

to Elizabeth Chisum, daughter of John Chisum, I give one feather bed, to her and her heirs;

to my son John Gillington I have given 400 acres of land which I intended should be his full portion, nevertheless, to take matters out of dispute, I give to his heirs five pounds cash.

To John Chisum I give the land and plantation which I now possess in Amelia Co., containing 300 acres, to be at his own disposal for which reason he is to pay to Catherine Brown or to her heirs, -20. current money; to Elizabeth Collins or her heirs, -20.; to Ann Hillsman or her heirs, -20.; to Eleanor Chisum or her heirs, -20.; to Priscilla Hendrick, my granddaughter, or her heirs, -20.;

and as for my negro woman Rose, she shall choose her mistress among my daughters, and they that she shall choose shall pay -20. to be equally divided among all my children now living and my two granddaughters, which is Elizabeth Chisum, wife of John Estes, and Jerushea, daughter of John Gillington, deceased.

I therefore make and ordain John Chisum my whole and sole executor of this, my last will and testament, made in the year 1772, and on the 21st day of October.

"In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

"Nicholas Gillington

"Witnesses:
John Dyer
John Templeton
Elizabeth Lack"

He died in 1774 in Halifax County, Virginia, and is buried there.

There is a hand-drawn picture on the outside of Nicholas’ will, believed to have been drawn by Nicholas himself, that purports to look like Thurland Castle in Yorkshire. Francis describes the drawing as bearing a remarkable resemblance to the left wing of the castle as it looks today.

There is no question that the name was earlier "Girlington", and a Girlington family inhabited that castle, having been driven out during one of the revolutions there.

A ‘genealogy’ for Nicholas follows, which Francis Gill believes is accurate but requires a ‘leap of faith’, because it cannot be, or at least has not yet been proven; note that the name ‘Nicholas’ was in the family early:

[1] See the Research Overview within the biography of Person Number 23.
[2] Milner is descended from an Elizabeth Milner who married first John Palmer and second James Echols. She is not the Elizabeth Milner, born about 1680, daughter of John Milner and Katherine, who is a sibling of Person Number 1239 in this compilation; the time is wrong by about 100 years. There was a Milner in Virginia by 1624 when he is found on a census, while John, the immigrant Milner in our line, arrived in North America in 1659.
[3] A Short History of our family - from the first that landed in America till the present time, as far as I Can assertain - by Milner Echols.

Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had
purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.
The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton,
January 10, 1729-30."
He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.
[denton.GED]

Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715.
He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct
of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of
Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born
in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.

[Denton.ged]

Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from
Orange
CO, NY during 1715. He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of
Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the
Precinct
of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence
of
Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."
[new.GED]

[new.ged]

Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in
Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a in Captain
Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had
purchased land from Richard
Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700. The Orange CO, NY records show,
"Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham
Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton,
January 10, 1729-30." He
married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born in
1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.
[denton.GED]

Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in
Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a in Captain
Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had
purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct
of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of
Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born
in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.

[Denton.ged]

Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from
Orange
CO, NY during 1715. He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of
Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the
Precinct
of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence
of
Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

"...later, Andrew D. Kincaid's son, Henry Highland Kincaid, took over the
farm. Found in Henry Highland Kincaid's Papers after his death and preserved
in a black album at the Morganton Public Library is the following agreement:

"Whereas my son, Henry Highland Kincaid is living on my land and making
improvements thereon, now be it known, that it is the distinct understanding
between us that I am not to charge my son, Henry, anything for rent of the
said land so long as he wishes to stay on it. Neither is he to charge me or
my estate after my death anything for improvements he may make.

He moved his family from Georgia to Arkansas after the Civil War, where he apparently practiced law and preached. They also had a ranch in Arkansas.

One of the sons by the earlier marriage (Samuel, I think) promised to take care of all the family's business and sell the ranch. Meanwhile, grandmother moved back to Bluffton, Ala., where she taught school to support her large family. All of the sons in the family became railroad men."
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This is wonderful information for me!!! I feel certain that your W. P. Clonts was my Great-Grandfather, William Presley Clonts, b. Feb 5, 1826, in Morgantown (Burke Co.), NC. He died, Sept 21, 1884, in Malvern (Hot Springs Co.), Arkansas. He had 2 wives, 1st Mahalia R. Spriggs and 2nd Mary Elizabeth Frost (my direct line is through her). William had a brother, Michael Asbury. William is listed in the 1860 Floyd County Census with wife, Mahilia. Both William and Michael are listed in the 1864 Census for Reorganizing the Georgia Militia, Coweta County. Each was listed as "exempt" because they were ministers. I have no record of either serving in the Civil War. While researching early marriages in GA, ran across a marriage performed by M. A. Clontz on 11-25-1857 in Gordon Co., GA. A Rev. M. A. Clonts is listed as minister at different churches/times in Grimes Co., TX. In the "History of Whitfield County", Rev. M. A. Clonts is listed as Master of Dalton Lodge No. 105, F. & A.M. 1857. Any information that you have to share would be greatly appreciated.

Cited from Burke County Misc. Records, "A List of the Disaffected men Returned
to Oct. Term...

Lincoln County - Names of those that is supposed to come under the
Confiscation Act:

...Glance, Jacob."

Scenario: Jacob, a man at least in his thirties, no doubt with family, is now
sought by the new government for sedition because his alleged royalist
activities. What could he do? He cannot flee north, south or east because he
would still be in a populated area (and law-enforcement) so it is to the West
where he must flee.The West was still wilderness and as yet not subject to the
benefit of society, i.e., clerks, magistrates, sheriffs, etc., and it was
there that offered him his best hope of escape and a place to begin a new life
for himself and his family.

This would construe likely circumstances for the origin of the CLAUNCH family
in Kentucky. The earliest Kentucky records, circa late 1790's, report the
beginnings of the Jeremiah Claunch family. This Jeremiah, true to custom,
could have been named after his paternal grandfather, Hieronymus "Jeremiah"
Glantz.

John Adam Clontz' will was proven in The Superior Court of Union County,NC and
filed in 1898, Will Book 2, pp. 567-568:

"I Adam Clontz of the County of Union in the State of North Carolina Being of
sound mind & memory Do Declare this to be my last will and testament.

1 I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Serena Clonts my entire estate of
every Description During her lifetime for her comfortable support and after
her Death for Every and all the Remamider of to be sold & funeral expenses &
all other Debts if any to be paid.

2nd I will and bequeath to granddaughter Serena who intermarried with Wilson
Rushing five dollars and the Remaider of my Estate to be equally divided
between my three daughters Polly who intermarried with Charley Hagler and
Sarah who married William Griffin and Matilda who married Allen Trull my
Daughter Katy who married John Kiker has already her share the three first
named share and share alike my son Jacob W. Clonts in consideration of
advances previously made to him in land his promised to Defray my funeral
expenses.

I appoint my son John Clonts my trusted friend my Executor of the my last will
and testament.

In witness whereof I Adam Clontz have hereunto set my hand and seal in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety seven.

Subscribed by the Testator in presents Adam (his mark: X) Clonts
of Each of us and at the same time Declared
by him to us this as his last will & testament

Funeral services for Annie Lee Jones, 98, of the Gath Community in DeKalb County, who passed away Thursday Oct. 17, 1996, were conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 from the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home with interment at New Bildad Cemetery. Elder Paul Violet officiated.

Mrs. Jones was born in DeKalb County to the late John and Julia Cantrell Byars.

She was a homemaker and member of the Mt. View Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter Harding, and second husband, I.C. Jones, Sr.

Survivors include her sons, Walter Harding of Crossville; Edward Harding and John Harding, both of McMinnville; daughter, Doris Grandey of Lewisville; step daughters, Rosa Nelson of Battlecreek, Mich., Eula Mae Bain and Hallie Bain, both of McMinnville; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home of Smithville, Tenn., was in charge of the arrangements.

"Harrel was married and had a daughter Mattie, see will of his. Tradition in my Byars family that one son of Nathan's was killed in the yard of his father's home trying to protect the theft of the family's horses from the Northerners. If his Civil War record would verify this; I think you could state that he is buried in the family cemetery."

"John A. Clontz was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, and we believe
records show that each succeeding generation has produced at least one Elder.

John A. and Martha Blair first settled at the old Clontz homestead near where
Goose Creek flows into Rocky River, but later moved to the old Blair home, now
known as the late John E. Haigler place. They had to following children;
Jeremiah, John, Jacob, James, Lynn and Isaac. The girls were: Matilda,
Hettie, Sarah, Josephine and Mollie. All of them are deceased with exception
of Isaac A., who is in his 79th year.

The Clontz family has been represented in every war that the United Sates has
ever fought. Jeremiah and George asnwered when England tried to oppress the
Colonies and some of the family was in both wars with Mexico. When thhe South
called for volunteers in 1861 - James, Jerry, Lynn and Isaac answered and went
with their comrades and stood and fought for what they thought to be right.
And when the call of 1917 came their grandsons; Guy Clontz, the Williams boys,
the McManaway boys, the Helms boys and many others of whom we have no record,
answered and were in the Wolrd War. The Clontz' have not only been patriotic,
but men of courage, patience and perseverance. They have been loyal citizens
and true to every noble cause....The family has inherited a great
reponsibility and a great trust has been handed down from generation to
generation. The family may be likened to a River that flows thru the
desert...its waters giving life and beauty to all."

Michelle,
Rebekka Burgess was my 6th great-grandmother. Here's what I have, including conflicting info and speculations that may stimulate hours of pleasant researching. I've suppressed the footnotes to save space; most sources are secondary at best, so if anyone has different and more reliable information, please let us know. I think I've sorted out the Peter/Paul confusion correctly.

melquiades

PAUL1 HARRELSON (son of PETER HARRALSON) was born 1665 in Denmark, and died Apr 01, 1734 in St. Paul Parish, Hanover Co./New Kent Co., VA. He married REBECCA BURGESS Abt. 1690 in Hanover, VA, daughter of PETER BURGESS. She was born Abt. 1665 in Denmark, and died Aft. 1734 in Hanover, VA.

Notes for PAUL HARRELSON: See the book "Haralson-Harrelson Family History and Lineage" 3rd edition, includes the lines of all lineages bearing the name in the Americas. The book is $60.00 plus $3.50 for shipping to Danny Haralson, 828 Kimball Lane, Safford, Arizona 85546; email klech@zekes.com.

Rough check of name frequency at rootsweb.com suggests that Rebecca and/or her parents were born in what is now the UK. Holland was a frequent stop for Brits escaping religious persecution.
The cohesion of such refugees suggest that the Burgess family may have travelled with the Lewis family; Patience Lewis, whose father John was born in Wales, married Paul Harrelson II.
Alternatively, BURGESS might have been anglicized from BERTGES.

'On page 22 of "Walter Chiles of Jamestown" Joanne states (after Paul's will),"In the same Will book (Hanover County, Virginia Court Records 1733-35) we find the will of Peter Harralson, father of Paul Senior, dated 25 Jan 1733. Paul Sr. and "my friend Henry Chiles" were appointed executors. Paul Harrelson, Sr.'s will was acknowledged 5 April 1734 by Henry Chiles and Paul (jr.) Harralson.' (http://genforum.genealogy.com, Harrelson forum)

In the book LINEAGE AND DESCENDANTS OF JOHN WESLEY HARRELSON OF MARION CO, SC 1756-1984 by Brent Holcomb, pub in 1984 mentions the family of Paul Harralson, who petitioned the House of Burgesses in Virginia for Naturalizaton March 24, 1702/03. The early records of Hanover County and of New Kent County have been destroyed but one record book of Hanover Co survives in which are two wills for early members of the Harrelson family. The will of Paul Harrelson "of St. Pauls Parish in New Kent County" dated Aug. 18, 1718 names a daughter Judith Harrelson, a daughter Anne Childs, two sons Peter and Paul Harrelson, as well as a granddaughter Reb ekka Sims. The will was proved in Hanover Co., April 5, 1734. The will of his son, Peter, "of St. Pauls Parish of the County of Hanover" in which he names a wife Mary, sons Paul, Burgess, John, and Nathaniel, and daughters Elizabeth, Agness, and Sarah Harralson. The will was dated in 1733/34 and proved March of the same year.

Notes for REBEKKA HARRELSON:
at www.rootsweb.com, family tree of Nathaniel Harrelson, Brent Holcomb (LINEAGE AND DESCENDANTS OF JOHN WESLEY HARRELSON OF MARION CO, SC 1756-1984; 1984) is quoted as stating that Rebekka SIMS is the granddaughter of Paul HARRELSON.

Michele:
Here is the info I have on Paul Harrelson. I have more information on descendents if you are looking for it. Contact me at jjoysmith@excite.com.

Joy

PAUL1 HARRALSON was born circa 1655 in Denmark; was a crusty old sea captain who brought immigrants to New Kent Co., Virginia; migrated to America about 1670 and died 1734 in New Kent Co., Virginia. His father is possibly PETER HARRELSON. Paul was naturalized in Virginia House of Burgesses 2 APR 1703. He attended St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Hanover Co., Virginia. First located 03 Dec 1692 Deed. Last located 25 JAN 1734 when he sold 150 acres to Henry Power of Parish of James City. From William and Mary Quarterly – Paul’s estate was administered 1 April 1734 in Hanover Co., Virginia. The will was proven 5 APR 1734, dated 1718. Son Peter to receive 200 acres on Crump Creek. Also listed son Paul, daughter Ann Chiles, daughter Judith Harralson, granddaughter Rebeckah Sims, wife and all 5 children begotton of Paul Harralson I. Cr. Paul Harralson, Henry Childs security, executor’s bond. It is believed that Paul, Jr. and his wife, Patience, returned for the probate. The plantation where Paul, Sr. lived, all land and appurtenenaces were left to Paul, Jr. (no children were listed) (Record Book 46, New Kent County, Virginia). Paul, Sr. married about 1734 to REBEKKA BURGESS b. 1670, d. after 1734 in Hanover, Virginia. Rebecca’s father was PETER BURGESS b. 1630 in Holland. Paul was a guardian over JAMES PERRIN in 1713.

PAUL2 HARRELSON II (PAUL1) (son of Paul Harrelson and Rebekka Burgess) b. circa 1683 in Hanover Co., Virginia; d. about 1754, at age 72; petitioned the Virginia House of Burgess in 1702 for naturalization; m. about 1707 to Patience Lewis (daughter of Maj. JOHN LEWIS b. 12/15/1633 in Monmouthshire, Wales; d. 1690 in Cheokins, New Kent, Virginia and ISABELLA MILLER b. 2/8/1639 in New Kent Co., Virginia; d. 2/19/1703 in Cheokins, New Kent Co., Virginia). Paul leased 360 acres of land in 1705 in Hew Kent County, Virginia. There are numerous records, between 1715 and 1743, available in the Vestry Book of St. Paul’s Parish in Hanover Co., Virginia. Listings involved clearing roads, and forming precincts and appointing overseers for them. Last appears in Vestry of Books of Virginia 11/18/1743. After Jan 1739 the family was in Edgecombs Co., N.C. buying land 10/23/1740 that they sold 4/9/1741 to John Hardy. 11/29/1744 he petitions for 450 acres of land in Fredericksborough Township, near present-day Camden, S.C. Paul was paid 50 pounds by the Township for establishing a mill. This petition was never certified. The family is presumed wiped out in 1750-1755 in Indian uprising around Wateree River, S.C. However, some sources say he died about 1754 in Fredericksborough Township, Marion Co., S.C.

From Petitions for Land from South Carolina Council Journals, Volumbe 1: 1734/35-1748 by Brent Holcomb, page 201: “Pp. 505-506: Read the humble Peition of Paul Harlson & others shewing tha the Peti’rs family consists of nine White Persons who being lately arrived in this Province with design to Cultivate & Settle 400 and 50 acres of land, therefore prays that his Excell’cy and their Honours to grant him a Warrant for y’e same by virtue of his family Right in Fredericksbourgh Township and the said Paul Harelson with ‘ye under written Inhabitants humbly pray that the Boad would grant ye s’d Harleson fifty acres more of land on a Creek called Sander’s Creek for y’e building & settling up a Water-mill in y’e frontiers of Fredericksburgh Town ship and which millis of extraordinary benefit to y’e distressed subscribers and further pray that an order be Granted for a road to be Cut to y’e said Town’p of Fredericksburgh which will enable them to Convey their Small produce to y’e market . . . Signd Paul Harleson, Mark Catterton abot 24 more Subscribers. The Peitioner appearing before his Excell’cy the Gov’r in Council and Swearing to y’e Truth of the allegations of his Petition, the Pray’r thereof with regard to the land was Granted . . .”

**Notes on Patience Lewis**New Kent Co. is now King and Queen Co., Virginia. Her older brother COL. JOHN LEWIS is buried at Warner Hall in Gloucester Co., VA. Patience’s grandfather, the Immigrant, was JOHN LEWIS b. 2/22/1594 in Monmouthsire, Wales, d. 8/21/1657, New Kent Co., Virginia. Her grandmother was CATHERINE PHILLIP, John’s second wife. See “Lewis of Warner Hall” on GenForum.

24 Feb 2002: Could this "William" be father of William & John, cited by Catherine Gaffin Lynn? Is a tantalizing find by Carolyne McGregor-Long because familiar names are cited, William, John, Bartlett, et. al., however, it disturbs me that

(a) the traditional naming pattern of that time has been ignored and
(b) there is no mention of Virginia as home-places...DAH

Just a wee e-mail to let you know that I've discovered some interesting info regarding a possible connection (place) w/our ancestors, the McGregor brothers...William, Bartlett, John....possibly another brother, whose name is unknown to me.

Over a year ago, at the Bakersfield Scottish Highland Games, I visited one of the usual vendors, Tea & Sympathy, who deal in some very fine, sometimes old books. Being a book lover, I rarely pass up an opportunity to check through the racks. There was one book that took my notice, not that it was fancy or bright, just a wee worn green book w/the title of "The Road to Rannoch and The Summer Isles". I had to have it, so paid over $20 to take it home. Being I'm truly a busy & scheduled person, I've just now gotten round to reading this book. The author is T. Ratcliffe Barnett. The book was printed in Great Britain by Turnbull & Spears, Edinburgh, 1st edition July 1924. I'll send more info later when I have time to find my pages (lost my marker).

What's exciting to me is to find some place where possibly our ancestors went to school. Speaking of Rev. William McGregor...we know he came to the colonies to preach in the meeting houses, he had collateral to make the journey to the new world & to purchase property at some point after getting here. Thus, he was not exiled from Scotland by force (it would seem) & not without another shirt in his bag, so to speak. Where did he get his schooling? Was it at his mother's knee? Possibly, however, rather doubtful as in those days, girls/women normally were not schooled. This place once called Ossian's Glen...where is it today? We do know there is an Ossian's Loch, which is higher up from Rannoch...but, is still in the same locale...mix this in w/Glen Lyon, south...not an impossible idea. I've always thought Glen Lyon played a role in this somehow, having been there, it's making more sense to me. There is a kirk (church) in Fortingal in Glen Lyon....but, what I've just read in this book, makes me wonder about another possibility. A place called Dull. Whether it's there today, I'm not sure, however, where Dull was, a church was built over a burial place of Adamnan (Saint), and a school & college - said to be the first seminary of education mainland Scotland. Dull became famous as an educational center, but in the mid centuries, the school was removed to Dunkeld, and later to St. Andrews.

If any of you have time to research any of this in regards to our line of MacGregors, pls do, & keep us all posted. This is the first "clue" I've found that feels right, in a long time.

Keep searching...we'll get over the pond & documented one of these days, I'm certain of it.

Sharon B. Almas Swindell reports in her book, "The Other Bunch", page 30, Sarah's marriage to Reuben Hutson. Believe she may have confused this Sarah with the other Sarah, daughter of John SWINDLE and Elizabeth ROBERTS...DAH

"CHRISTOPHER SWINDELL, son of CALEB SWINDELL (SR.), appears as the head of a household in Hyde's 1790 census. He is over 16 and lives with 3 males under 16, and 5 females. We have been unable to find the maiden name of his wife, ANNA. By 1800, he had moved to Beaufort County,NC, and by October, 1805, he was in Orange County,NC. He remained in Orange County,NC until sometime between the 1810 and 1820 census when he appeared in the White County,TN census. He is listed as over 45 (b. before 1775) and living with 1 female over 45, 1 male 10-16, 1 female 10-16 and 2 females 16-26."
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"Swindall, Christopher 1,3,5,0,0"

1790 Census North Carolina
Hyde County Newbern District

1 of 1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families
3 of 2nd # free white males under 16 years
5 of 3rd # free white females and head of families
0 of 4th # all other free persons (no other children)
0 of 5th # slaves

Abstracted from the "The Southern Standard" by Margorie Tucker Stewart,
Wednesday, April 6, 1994;

"Sophia Jones succumbs to extended illness

DeKalb County native and resident, Sophia Alline Jones, 92, died April 3 at
Sunny Point Heath Care Center, after an extended illness.

A retired cook of Smithville Elementary School and member of Jacobs Pillar
Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Sophia Delia
Hicks Cantrell and was preceeded in death by her husband, Benjamin F. Jones,
in 1980.

She is survived by four daughters, Jean Neal and Dan Edge, both of Smithville,
Ruth Mayo of Lascassas and Reba Hennessee of McMinnville; one son, Winston
Jones of McMinnville; four sisters, Lula Maude Washer and Gladys Hawkins, both
of Smithville, Jessie Rule of Texas and Lora Taylor of Maryland; two brothers,
Houston Cantrell of Smithville and Pascal Cantrell of Alabama; 21
grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were held Tuesday at Jacobs Pillar Methodist Church with
Bro. Bratten Tucker officiating. Burial followed in Jacobs Pillar Cemetery."

"On Sunday I received a call from Beverly Blair who is granddaughter of Lorena
Smith...Beverley said Lorena lived to be nearly 100 years old, d. 1954. Lorena
said her father didn't want her and she was raised by her grandparents. Lorena
told they lived on an Indian Reservation as a child. Beverly lives near
Atlanta..."

"William Ellis Clontz I was wounded in the Civil War, and was on the Honor
Roll. Asked for pension in 1901. Had relatives beyond Asheville, at Sylva,
Buncombe Co., N.C. He had a brother named J. Garrison Clontz, whose wife was
Elmine. Their father was Henry Clontz, d. Aug. 9, 1881; their mother was
Mahala Clontz, died March 16, 1881."

27 Feb 2003: Spoke to Mike Mills, miglen730@aol.com, who is searching for his CLONTZ line and claims that his line goes to Emily Virginia CLONTZ, daughter of William and married John Wilson MILLS

In September 1893, the Caney Fork Association of Old Two Seed Predestinarian Baptist Churches held their meeting with the Caney Fork Church of Warren County, TN. Ten churches took part in the meeting and the Elders and Brethren who participated are listed. Their names and churches may aid in genealogical research in Middle Tennessee.

In September 1893, the Caney Fork Association of Old Two Seed Predestinarian Baptist Churches held their meeting with the Caney Fork Church of Warren County, TN. Ten churches took part in the meeting and the Elders and Brethren who participated are listed. Their names and churches may aid in genealogical research in Middle Tennessee.

In September 1893, the Caney Fork Association of Old Two Seed Predestinarian Baptist Churches held their meeting with the Caney Fork Church of Warren County, TN. Ten churches took part in the meeting and the Elders and Brethren who participated are listed. Their names and churches may aid in genealogical research in Middle Tennessee.

In September 1893, the Caney Fork Association of Old Two Seed Predestinarian Baptist Churches held their meeting with the Caney Fork Church of Warren County, TN. Ten churches took part in the meeting and the Elders and Brethren who participated are listed. Their names and churches may aid in genealogical research in Middle Tennessee.

In September 1893, the Caney Fork Association of Old Two Seed Predestinarian Baptist Churches held their meeting with the Caney Fork Church of Warren County, TN. Ten churches took part in the meeting and the Elders and Brethren who participated are listed. Their names and churches may aid in genealogical research in Middle Tennessee.

In September 1893, the Caney Fork Association of Old Two Seed Predestinarian Baptist Churches held their meeting with the Caney Fork Church of Warren County, TN. Ten churches took part in the meeting and the Elders and Brethren who participated are listed. Their names and churches may aid in genealogical research in Middle Tennessee.

In September 1893, the Caney Fork Association of Old Two Seed Predestinarian Baptist Churches held their meeting with the Caney Fork Church of Warren County, TN. Ten churches took part in the meeting and the Elders and Brethren who participated are listed. Their names and churches may aid in genealogical research in Middle Tennessee.

In September 1893, the Caney Fork Association of Old Two Seed Predestinarian Baptist Churches held their meeting with the Caney Fork Church of Warren County, TN. Ten churches took part in the meeting and the Elders and Brethren who participated are listed. Their names and churches may aid in genealogical research in Middle Tennessee.

"Her mother was killed by lightning while Martha Elizabeth was a small child,
and she was carried back to Warren or DeKalb County, Tennessee...Joe and
Lizzie moved to Huntsville (Madison County), Alabama in September of 1926. He
worked in the Dallas Cotton Mills until his death...".

I am sending part of the information we have now as an attachment. I will get the information together, that we have, starting with Owen MERRIMAN and send it later. My asthma & allergies are bothering me & I didn't get it all ready. Hope some of this is helpful. Bill & Barb Kelley

MERRIMAN/MERRYMAN

Info from Evelyn J. Russeff that she copied from records in Salt Lake Library [Did she mean LDS library in Utah?]

Be it remembered that this cause came on again to be heard on this 14th day of March 1848 before the honorable B. L. Ridly Chancellor & C (?) upon the report of Stephen Hicks the special Commissioner here to fore ordered in this cause & the exceptions filed by the defendants thereon which exception being since heard & understood by the court are ordered to be overruled & said report in all things confirmed from which it appears that the defendant Lewis D. Merriman was indebted to the complainants for principal & interest on the 15th day of March 1848 in the sum of $692.34 & that the distributive share of the said Lewis D. Merriman in the personal estate of his father Demarcus Merriman deceased in the hands of his administrators. Willie & Allen Merriman amounts to the sum of $350.38 & it further appears from said report that commissioners were appointed by the Circuit Court of Bledsoe County who assigned to the widow of the said Demarcus Merriman deceased dower in his real estate & also to the defendant Lewis D. Merriman his distributive share of residue of said estate unencumbered with the dower distinguished in the commissioners report as lot No. 9 & described as follows.

Beginning at the forked dogwood & corner to corner Levi Green in William Haskews line thence with Haskews line north 70 poles due west 50 poles to a stake in the line of lot No. 8. Thence South 67 degrees east to the beginning. (I didn't copy the rest).

Signed Thomas N. Frazier, Guardian of David H. Spring Exparte.

Pg. 414--Tues Mar 13, 1849 William Merriman to be allowed to file a cross bill in this same cause.

Eliz Merriman vs James Robinson & William Gardener. About negro ownership-bill it is ordered & decreed that the bills of complainant be dismissed & that complainant pay the costs for which execution may ? sue at law against sd. complt. & her security Bryant Maryman.

Unknown said Eveline being sister to said Benton A now deceased & Lewis D. Merriman.

Mary Merryman mentioned.

(There was so much on these Merriman's in the court record that I just gave up writing it down. At that time I didn't recognize any names. I was in Salt Lake Library & was trying to get as much information that I could on my lines.) Now I wish I had.

I gathered all my information that I have collected over the years & for at least a month, I have been trying to piece it all together.

We all descend from John & Audrey Merryman, John the immigrate. Came in early 1600's to VA then they went on to MD. All of that information is in MD Hist. Mag. by Culver. I have that.

1st generation was John & Audrey.
2nd generation was Charles Merryman Sr.
3rd generation was Charles Merryman Jr.
4th generation was John Charles Merryman, called Charles, he married Millicent Haile.MERRIMAN/MERRYMAN

I don't know from which of John Charles children we descend from, but I think it was a Charles that had a wife Elizabeth. He died and the family eventually moved to Bledsoe Co., TN, remarried. I descend from his second wife. He had about 4 children under 10 when wife Betsy Cook died. Elisha, Malachia Merryman and a few others followed him to IL. Others stayed in Bledsoe Co., TN.

They say most of Bledsoe Records had been destroyed, but I know that the one I just typed off is still available, think it was on film. They all originated from Granville, NC, They were in Lancaster, VA. They may never had moved, when the states redid their state lines. They may have been just over the line.

So many in those days couldn't read or write and names spelled as they sounded.

In compiling this volume of early marriage records of Mecklenburg County, it was deemed advisable to examine the marriage records of Granville County, NC, because of the close association of the early families in the two counties.

Many of the early residents of Granville County had settled first in Mecklenburg & later moved to Granville. Colonial Granville County was established in the same year, 1746, in which Lunenburg County was created. Warren, Vance & the present Granville, all boarding on Mecklenburg County, were a part of Colonial Granville County. Many of the early Mecklenburg County people owned land on both sides of the state line dividing the two counties; & in many of the early wills reference is made to land owned in North Carolina.

All I have is a copy of family page from an old Bible. Some children are
shown only by initial. They are: R.L. (11-15-1860) W.V. (6-24-67) J.H.
(1-18-69) Francis A.(10-11-70) Mary M. (1-8-72) Hugh S. (6-17-74) Rebecka E.
(3-8-76) Joseph D. (7-21-78) and M.V. 6-17-1880--6-16-1904.

Have tentatively assigned "James Marion" as son of "Jeremiah" for the
following reasons;

(1) Herman James Clontz, Jr., grandson of James Marion, states in a
telephone interview, November 18, 1992, that he could not identify
his great-grandfather, but he is certain that he married a "Byram".

(2) Thelma Clonts identifies the wife of Jeremiah as "Mary L. Byram" and
their marriage occurred, August 11, 1864, per her research.

Will obtain marriage records to ascertain location, witnesses, etc. Although
this is not absolute proof, feel that circumstantial evidence provide enough
to deduct James Marion and his progeny to the main famly tree.

Gerald, Charles' son, just telephoned to let me know that his father passed away yesterday. I met Charles at the Hennessee Re-Union, July of 1991, and had a wonderful time with him and his wife, Elizabeth. Charles was one of my first contacts in researching the HENNESSEE history. He was so keen to be helpful and provided me much information regarding his family line. I hope that I, too, was able to shed light on his family history and the origins of our family.

One could not help but like and admire Charles. He had a fulfilling life and an adoring family. Charles was a sweet person who loved his family and shall be missed by everyone who knew him...DAH

Mary is listed in the household of her father, John Weddington, in the 1860
Union County Census. Her husband, John, is not listed and presumed dead with
widow, Mary and her children, being supported by her father. Milton Clontz is
born in 1862.

1. Mary has married three times before 1870.
2. William, Sarah & Perniellia are misidentified with "Clontz" surnames.
3. Don't know who Jacob is. He could have been a Tidwell.
4. Property probably belonged to her father, Jacob, before she married.

Roy Haley notes in his, "Cantrell's Cousins", that John and family moved from Greenville,South Carolina to Warren County, circa 1818. Some children went to Lincoln County,KY, but John and William came to Warren County.

John located on the level lands of the northern section of the county and the neighborhood was afterward called, "The Mullican Settlement".

Select Transcriptions from the Burke County Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions:

January 1846:

"State on the relation of Mary M. Hicks B. C. v. Peter F. Walker. Bastardy.
On motion of Solicitor is ordered and adjudged by the court that an allowance
of Sixty Dollars for the Support of the Bastard child be made and Judgement
for the same is given against the Defendent. To be paid in three annual
installments of $20 each the first installment to be paid instanter at this
term the 2nd installment to be paid at the January Term of this court 1847 and
the last installment to be paid at January Term of this court 1848 and the
mother of said child Mary M. Hicks is authorized to receive and receipt for
the same for the fulfilment of which Judgement he gives John Walker as
Security who confesses Judgement for the Same."

Her oldest daughter, Elizabeth, named her first child, "Lourena" and her second child, "John". It is obvious that Elizabeth named her first male child after her father and thus suggests that her mother's forename may have been "Lourena".

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Excerpted from, "Claims of British Merchants After The Revolutionary War", abstracted by Ransom McBride;

"DUNN, Jervice. L6.18.0, p.1
Jervice Dunn, formerly of the County of Moore, was a carpenter by trade [and] was worth a small estate of a plantation of about 200 acres on Muddy Creek together with a good stock of cattle and hogs, also three horses. He moved from that county in the Year 1780 then possessing more than sufficient to discharge all his debts. Tis said he went to Georgia. /s/ Wm.Martin, Adam Gilchrist."

"My grandmother's little sister Gladys McGee died when she was five years old.
She fell from a loft while playing. My grandmother was eight at the time,
Gladys was very sick and in and out of consciousness for several days before
dying. Everyone was, of course very upset, but my grandmother was
devastated. She kept many of her sister's things, including her money, which
was all of a shiny new dime. When she was about 70, she game me the dime, a
1914 Liberty Head, which I still have and it looks virtually uncirculated. By
the way, my grandmother also named her second child, now Gladys Cantrell,
after her sister."

"He enlisted from Iredell County at age 32, on Aug. 20, 1862 for the war,
Co."B", 18th Regiment. He died at Harrsionburg,VA, on 11 Dec 1862 of desease.
He left a wife and two small sons. Family history says the yankees burned her
home. Someone took her in. She later had two more children, but apparently
never remarried. She is buried in Lenoir at Lower Creek Baptist Church dying
at age 42. It is not known where John Henry is buried. Probably a Confederate
mound."

Does anyone have additonal information on the children of Jacob Harmon? Jacob was born about 1730, the son of Jacob Harmon (b. c 1705-d. 1756) of New River, Virginia and died after 1801 at either Pulaski County, Kentucky or Livingstone County, Kentucky. He was married to Sarah who was still alive in 1801. He was probably the father of the following children;

1. Jacob Harmon Jr., b. c 1752. d. 1839, Garrard County, Ky.
2. Israel Harmon, b. c 1754. d. after 1805, probably at Livingstone County, Ky. He was married Keziah Thompson in 1788 at Lincoln County, Ky.
3. William Harmon, b. c 1758. d. bet 1794 and 1799 at either Montgomery County, Virginia or Pulaski County, Ky.
4. Lowes/Louisa Harmon, b. c 1760. She married Jonathan Taylor of Garrard County, Ky.
5. John Harmon, b. c 1767. d. after 1825, Marion County, Indiana. He married Elizabeth Byrd in 1787.
6. ?Valentine Harmon, b. c 1769. he married Mary Thompson at Lincoln County, Ky in 1793.
7. Mary Harmon, b. c1771. She married James Baxter in 1789 at Lincoln County, Ky.
8. Rachel Harmon, b. c1774. She married Joseph Horn in 1794 at Lincoln County, Ky.

28 Jun 2009

I think that Jacob may be William's father given:

a. His age
b. William's first male child is named 'Jacob Byrd Harmon'...DAH

Go to http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ky/whitley/1820/index.txt for listing of Jacob & Valentine who are enumerated in the 1820 Whitley Co.,KY Federal census

After further speculation, this Jacob appears to be a sibling of William...DAH

Another possible antecedent for William...

20 Sep 2009: [Not likely my William...DAH]

http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/census/morgandis.txt

This census is from Microcopy No. T-498 Roll 2

"Harmen, Wm 1,4,4,0,0"

1790 Census North Carolina
Rutherford County Morgan District

1 of 1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families
4 of 2nd # free white males under 16 years
4 of 3rd # free white females and head of families
0 of 4th # all other free persons
0 of 5th # slaves

“Abraham Denton moved to the Watauga settlements by 1775, and the family was forced back into Virginia by the Cherokee invasion during the summer of 1776. Abraham was active in the affairs of Washington and Greene Counties. Abraham apparently was living in the section of Washington County which was formed into Greene County. August 23, 1784, Abraham was a delegate from Greene County to the convention held in Jonesboro and which led to the formation of the State of Franklin. Abraham was one of five grantees to 150 acres lying in the Fork of Big Pigeon and French Broad River. This grant was issued by North Carolina June 11, 1788. The land is located in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee. The first church established in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee was the Big Pigeon Baptist Church. Among the charter members is found Mourning Denton. Abraham seems to have disappeared from East Tennessee by the time Tennessee became a state. It is said that he appears in White County, Tennessee about 1809 and in Perry County in 1821. In her book, Edythe Whitely lists the children of Abraham and Mourning Denton. The list seems to have been prepared from letters and other papers collected from John S.[avage] Denton. One letter cited in her book was from Holland Denton, grandson of Abraham and Mourning.”

“Some of the leaders, reflecting that congress might decline to accept the territory ceded, and remembering that the constitution of North Carolina had made provisions for a future state within her limits on the western side of the Alleghanies, conceived the idea of forming a new state at once and forstalling the carrying out of the cessation programme,

“It was proposed that each captain’s company elect two representatives to asssemble and deliberate on conditions. Davidson county took no part in the proceedings.....Those from Greene county were: Daniel Kennedy, Alexander Outlaw, Joseph Gist, Samuel Weir, Asahel Rawlings, Joseph Bullard, John Managhan, John Murphy, David Campbell, Archibald Stone, Abraham Denton, Charles Robinson, and Elisha Baker.

“The representatives met at Jonesboro August 23, 1874, and organized by selecting John Sevier president and Landon Carter secretary.”

SOURCE: Hale, Will T. & Merritt, Dixon L., "A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities", Vol. I, Chapter XI, “A State Within a State,” pp. 131-132, Reel/Fiche Number: Genealogy and local history; LH13711, (Online: ProQuest Company, 1999-2003), library card database, [Original published Hale, Will T. A & Merritt, Dixon L., History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities, (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1913)], , accessed 26 Sep 2003.

“An interlude in the political wrangling occurred on 10 September 1299, when Edward married Margaret of France at Canterbury, in a ceremony conducted by Archbishop Winchelsey, who was, at least briefly, on relatively good terms with the king.

The bishops of Durham, Winchester and Chester were present, as were the earls of Lincoln, Warenne, Warwick, Lancaster, Hereford and Norfolk, along with a host of other magnates. After the ceremony, there was a splendid feast, with entertainment provided by a host of minstrels. The festivities took three days in all".

“Sarah Hicks vs. William Hicks: Complainant and defendant have been married more than 40 years. The defendant, some three years since, maliciously and without any reasonable cause, abandoned complainant and has refused to live with or provide for her. The bonds of matrimony are dissolved. 27 October 1854."